Marion County GaArchives Photo Place.....PRESTON MONUMENT ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: ANGELA COVINGTON AANGEL4KEN@ALLTEL.NET April 2, 2005, 11:13 pm Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/marion/photos/prestonm5209ph.jpg Image file size: 45.9 Kb THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER ABB W AND OUIDA PRESTON AND TO ALL FAMILIES IN CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES WHO WERE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTY UNLIKE JAPENESE AMERICANS WHO WERE HOUSED AND FED AND COMPENSATED THESE FAMILIES WERE FORCED FROM HOMES AND PROPERTY WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION OR ASSISTANCE IN VIOLATION OF THE FIFTH AMENDMENT THIS MEMORIAL IS A TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTHERN PRIDE AND SPIRIT OF THESE PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED (FADED) Additional Comments: THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF OLD COLUMBUS ROAD AND HWY 355 IN NE MARION COUNTY File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/marion/photos/prestonm5209ph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

I get a little newsletter from the Library of Va- because I have donated stuff- I guess-or maybe because they mailed me copies once- Lots and Lots- Don't know why-but it is interesting-to me at least... Issue 167 Jan/Feb 2005 Virginia Collects: Art from Capitol Suare (To Open at Lib. of V Apr 18) app. 400 works of Art more than 50 of finist-more historically sign. paint. & Sculptures from Cap., Ex. Mansion, Va Sup. Ct. and Lib Major figures of American & European ars-such as Joel Tanner, Hart, Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, Jean-Antoine Hodon, John Adams Elder, etc. More tha 200 years state of Va has commissioned and collected- +++++++++ They now have WiFi-"hot Spot" which is wireless Internet. Reception of YOUR computer according to how many using system. +++++++ NEWSPAPER Project Grant- $486,165 from Nat. Endow for Hum. supports fieldwork, cataloging, inventorying of US imprint newspapers house there. Also preservinc & treatment-where needed. Two projects purchased from e-Bay and donated-by library staff members- 3 more years of this project. +++++++++++ Women's History Symposium Mar 18-19 (Through four centuries will feature some of best known historians and researchers +++++ Gates Foundation awards-10.9 million in grants to help public libraries across the country improve, train, replace, upgrade-second and final grant (Other 5.8) Lib of Va to get #276,640 +++++ Library Ref Serv Begins Online Chat Ref. QUESTIONPOINT Mon-Fri 1:-3 hours increase Mar- http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/research.htm "Ask a Librarian" If used at other times-for questions-answer during reg. hours. +++++++ Library joins Hist Soc-and Lib of Cong for Online Cival War Map Project-major collect avail. now. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps 2,240 maps & charts, 76 Atlasses, sketchbooks etc. Depict battles and movements etc. maps created by officers (Folks I am giving a VERY short version of this)